PRINTALLOVER.ME LOOKBOOK

Magic Garden Shift Dress 

For as long as I can remember I've wanted to design clothing. This mainly comes from a place of wanting to wear something really specific, only to find out that what I dream.. doesn't actually exist. I love making clothes for myself, even though I'm terrible at math and even more dreadful on a sewing machine, I persevere still.

My love for print and pattern on fabric and textiles in particular comes from my high school days - from admiring Japanese kimono design spurred by my Japanese class to just general making strange outfits. Digging around in the local craft store, or in the second hand stores looking for strange fabric to make clothing from - unique fabric. I still have a skirt made from thick floral upholstery fabric (yeah, it does look like a lampshade..). Hell, I even bought a tiny infant turtle-neck because it had a seriously bad-ass space print thing going on (not a baby person - no way), with dreams of turning it into a coin-purse (because that's a completely logical though process you guys).

I'm digressing but what I'm trying to say in general is that the itch and desire to make clothes has always been there. It's been particularly painful to deal with the seperation from my sewing machine, because when I want to get away from drawing & the computer - sewing becomes my outlet. And while my dreams of maybe, just maybe one day having my own label or own range of rad products seems super far away.. in the mean time I've been designing prints for PRINTALLOVER.ME

PAOM is basically a sweet service for artists and creatives to put their images upon different clothing items. All items are made-on-demand so there is a couple of weeks turn around time. I really really appreciate services like this because it gives artists an option to create things they dream about, quickly & easily. Without further ado I present my first lookbook for my PAOM store.

sushi shift dress 

moon tarot shift dress

cactus shift dress

tanabata shift dress

fawn leggings

Three of Swords blouse

All items are available for purchase on my PAOM store here. I will be periodically updating the store with random bits and bobs as well as new designs. I hope you like them! In any case it's been an absolute joy to make these so far, they have been swimming in my head a long long time.

xx

Many thanks to PAOM for making this possible. Model image from this lookbook is from PAOM.

INSPIRATION MUS/S/SIC

Thought I'd share with you guys what music I've been listening to non-stop this past week or two. Lots of SSSes in my playlist! As I've mentioned in many interviews, music has a massive impact in the zone I get into for drawing.

S/S/S - BEAK & CLAW (EP)
The debut EP for Sisyphus, a collaborative group with Sufjan Stevens, Serengeti & Son Lux. This is an old one, but you can't miss it! As per usual Sufjan always always knows whats up. What could be better than Sufjan & hip-hop right? I really admire that quality of Sufjan, that he just transforms to whatever stuff is rad and that he's into. Like when he was inspired by Royal Robertson, outsider art and aliens and made The Age of Adz. You have to be happy that he didn't remain folk forever. My favourite song is Beyond Any Doubt.

SISYPHUS - SISYPHUS
Okay so this is the follow up album to the Beak and Claw EP and it's awesome. I really wish there was more music like this that was a mash up between hip hop and different styles. Favourites from this album are Rhythm of Devotion, Flying Ace, I Won't Be Afraid and Alcohol is pretty sweet too. Really it's all good.

SYLVAN ESSO - SYLVAN ESSO
My boyfriend introduced me to this duo, and we luckily got to see them as the opening act for Tune-Yards at Berghain last week. I think they are amazing and it just goes to show what you can do with strong vocals and a laptop. My favourite is Hey Mami. Oh - and Amelia has killer dance moves so that's pretty bonus. 

PATTERN PLAY

pillows from my society6 store

For the longest time I've been heavily interested in pattern and textile design. I pretty much love ANYTHING with a colorful pattern to the point that it's kind of a problem (for my wallet particularly). One day I'd ultimately love to collaborate with a homewares company or hell even have my own, but until that day comes I'm having lots of fun making patterns for my society6 store.

I've been messing around with my sketchbook gouache paintings and turning them into repeating patterns. Below are a couple of previews of patterns I've been creating recently;

I'm making them for application to something super-rad and also semi-secret (but not really). I still need to iron out a couple of details, but I'm really excited to share with you what their final application is! Watch this space!

xx